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By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Martin Quin Pollard TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Monday that many harassing phone calls were received in the country, likely from China, regarding the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific, and called it “extremely regrettable”. Japan started the water discharge on Thursday …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that inbound travellers to the country no longer need a pre-departure antigen test for COVID-19 from Aug. 30. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

MANILA (Reuters) – China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday. Vice Admiral Karl Thomas assured the Philippines of U.S. backing in the face of …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government has ordered East Timor’s top diplomat to leave the country, the government of East Timor – a vocal critic of Myanmar’s leadership – said in a statement condemning the rare action. Myanmar’s government, which assumed power in a coup in 2021, has not made any announcement on the matter …

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(Reuters) – A detachment of Russia’s navy warships returned from more than three weeks of joint-patrolling of the Pacific Ocean with Chinese navy ships, the Russian Interfax news agency reported on Sunday. Warships of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, together with a detachment of Chinese navy ships travelled more than 7,000 nautical miles through the Sea of …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID pandemic, state media reported on Sunday as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel. In a statement carried by the KCNA news agency, the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters …

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